Kozienice
Kozienice | |
|---|---|
Palace in Kozienice | |
| Coordinates: 51°35′N 21°34′E / 51.583°N 21.567°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Kozienice |
| Gmina | Kozienice |
| First mentioned | 1206 |
| Town rights | 1549 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piotr Kozłowski |
| Area | |
• City | 10.45 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• City | 17,075 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 30,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26-900 |
| Area code | +48 48 |
| Car plates | WKZ |
| Website | http://www.kozienice.pl/ |
Kozienice (Polish pronunciation: [kɔʑɛˈɲit͡sɛ] ⓘ; Yiddish: קאזשניץ Kozhnits) is a town in eastern Poland with 21,500 inhabitants (1995). Located four miles from the Vistula, it is the capital of Kozienice County.
Even though Kozienice is part of Lesser Poland, it is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously, it was in Radom Voivodeship (1975–1998) and in Kielce Voivodeship (1919–1939, 1945–1975). North-west of Kozienice, in Świerże Górne, Poland's second largest coal-fired thermal Kozienice Power Station is located. Kozienice gives its name to the protected area called Kozienice Landscape Park.